Digital Thread
    
CIMdata : PLM Glossary
The communication framework that allows a connected data flow and integrated view of an asset’s data (i.e., its Digital Twin) throughout its lifecycle across traditionally siloed functional perspectives.
See Also:
Authoritative Technical Data
Alternate Definitions:

DAU - An extensible, configurable and component enterprise-level analytical framework that seamlessly expedites the controlled interplay of authoritative technical data, software, information, and knowledge in the enterprise data-information-knowledge systems, based on the Digital System Model template, to inform decision makers throughout a system's life cycle by providing the capability to access, integrate and transform disparate data into actionable information.

MBE Maturity Index - The linkages of data from authoritative sources that interconnects a digital enterprise.

DODI 5000.97 - An extensible and configurable analytical framework that seamlessly expedites the controlled interplay of technical data, software, information, and knowledge in the digital engineering ecosystem, based on the established requirements, architectures, formats, and rules for building digital models. It is used to inform decision makers throughout a system’s life cycle by providing the capability to access, integrate, and transform data into actionable information.